Transport for Suburbia Beyond the Automobile Age |
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| Author:
| Mees, Paul |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84407-740-3 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2009 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $77.95 |
Book Description:
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The need for effective public transport is greater than ever in the 21st century. With countries like China and India moving towards mass-automobility, we face the prospects of an environmental and urban health disaster unlessalternatives are found it is time to move beyond the automobile age. This book argues that the secret of 'European-style' public transport lies in a generalizable model of network planning that has worked in places as diverse as rural Switzerland, the Brazilian...
More DescriptionThe need for effective public transport is greater than ever in the 21st century. With countries like China and India moving towards mass-automobility, we face the prospects of an environmental and urban health disaster unlessalternatives are found it is time to move beyond the automobile age. This book argues that the secret of 'European-style' public transport lies in a generalizable model of network planning that has worked in places as diverse as rural Switzerland, the Brazilian city of Curitiba and the Canadian cities of Toronto and Vancouver.